Ngāti Kuku takes Port of Tauranga, EPA to court over wharf extension fast-tracking

A render of the automated cranes Port of Tauranga wants to install to service the 285m Sulphur Point wharf extension. (Image: Port of Tauranga)

Oliver Lewis

Wed, 23 Jul 2025

Bay of Plenty hapū are taking judicial review action against Port of Tauranga and its bid to approve a major wharf extension through the fast-track process.Ngāti Kuku Hapū Trust and several trustees of the Ngā Hapū o Ngā Moutere Trust initiated proceedings against the port and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in the High Court at Wellington in June.The port has been attempting to obtain resource consent for its Stella Passage project for several years. This project involves major wharf extensions at the Sulphur Point container termi...

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